Tony Hwang wrote:
professorpaul wrote:
We have a
maintainance policy for inside the house. Could this problem be due
to mice chewing wires? If so is there a danger? -- Worried

The mice are the ones to worry... the voltage on the wires is around
75 Volts, DC, on an open line, IIRC. Enough to get their attention,
but NOT a fire hazard, as the current is limited in the local loop.

Since you do have a contract, now is the time to call the. You might
check -- are ALL interior jacks giving trouble, or just one or two? If
only one, check for loose wire, just tighten them down a tad.

Hmmm,
75V DC? Where is that number coming from?

Out of his professional posterior orifice.
The nominal on hook DC battery voltage on
a POTS line is 48 volts DC. I've never seen
it run over 55 volts DC on a CO line. The
nominal ringer voltage is 90 volts AC at
20 HZ or 20 cycles per second for the
electronically correct. Party lines use
different ringer frequencies for each customer.

TDD